LEXINGTON, Ky. – Erin Coffel tied Brittany Cervantes for second place on the Kentucky Softball all-time home runs list with her 48th career blast and Stephanie Schoonover struck out 10 batters as the Wildcats beat Michigan 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to close out the 2023 John Cropp Classic.
Coffel went yard to center field in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game at 1-1 and Grace Lorsung poked an RBI single into center field to score Kennedy Sullivan in the same half inning, as that was all the offense the Wildcats would need to race past the Wolverines in the game.
Stephanie Schoonover pitched a complete game, striking out 10 batters, marking her sixth-straight start with 10 or more strikeouts in the game, as she only walked one all afternoon. The Wolverines lone run came in the top of the first inning on a two-out home run by Keke Tholl. Schoonover retired the final 14 batters of the game in order, and only surrendered two hits all afternoon.
Kentucky is now 19-5-1 on the 2023 season with Sunday’s result and pushes its season-high winning streak to eight games with the win. The Wildcats will take the week off from midweek games before returning home to John Cropp Stadium this weekend vs. No. 24 Texas A&M for the Wildcats’ home opener against the Aggies running Friday (6:30pm ET), Saturday (2pm ET) and Sunday (1pm ET) at JSC. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com.
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Coffel’s Big Blast, Schoonover’s 10 K’s Enough to Fend off Michigan – UK Athletics​
Coffel went yard to center field in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game at 1-1 and Grace Lorsung poked an RBI single into center field to score Kennedy Sullivan in the same half inning, as that was all the offense the Wildcats would need to race past the Wolverines in the game.
Stephanie Schoonover pitched a complete game, striking out 10 batters, marking her sixth-straight start with 10 or more strikeouts in the game, as she only walked one all afternoon. The Wolverines lone run came in the top of the first inning on a two-out home run by Keke Tholl. Schoonover retired the final 14 batters of the game in order, and only surrendered two hits all afternoon.
Kentucky is now 19-5-1 on the 2023 season with Sunday’s result and pushes its season-high winning streak to eight games with the win. The Wildcats will take the week off from midweek games before returning home to John Cropp Stadium this weekend vs. No. 24 Texas A&M for the Wildcats’ home opener against the Aggies running Friday (6:30pm ET), Saturday (2pm ET) and Sunday (1pm ET) at JSC. Tickets are available at UKathletics.com.
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Coffel’s Big Blast, Schoonover’s 10 K’s Enough to Fend off Michigan – UK Athletics​